Need Advice: fanless PSU & fastest CPU available that does not require a fan for heatsink.

[anonymouschris]

trying to build an ultra quiet computer as a side project. speed does not matter too much. is going to be a linux box/mp3 player type thing i think. thanks.

 

[Sensor]

I believe people use the C3-933mhz processors in SV24's for silence. Not sure what you can do about power supplies. Oh, and I don't think C3-933's are available in the U.S. yet.

 

[thraxes]

VIA C3 can be run with just a HeatSink.

Verax makes super quiet HSF units for Celeron or P3.

Forget using AMD chips, they run pretty hot in comparison and require more powerfull and hence louder cooling.

 

[anonymouschris]

when will they be available and how much do you think they will cost?

 

[Mingon]

You could try an athlon xp and underclock/volt it, the powernow ability should allow it to run pretty cool most of the time

 

[mchammer187]

<< You could try an athlon xp and underclock/volt it, the powernow ability should allow it to run pretty cool most of the time >>



you can buy any p4 and run it w/ out the fan

since it can throttle down to appropriate speeds as seen in toms video go with a p4 1.3 ghz or somethin
$103



or you can just buy nice new dell laptop they are dead silent

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

while you cant run an AMD w/o a fan, you can run it with a PAL 8045 and a panaflo L1A and it will be silent. put another L1A in the power supply of your choice, get a barracuda IV, and voila! silent computer

 

[anonymouschris]

i have tried the alpha approach, but it was not as silent as i had hoped. a few panaflos in the case and PSU add up and cause noise. need a fanless CPU and PSU. i already have the barucada IV

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

hm....run the panaflo at 7 or 5 volts, see how loud that is.

 

[Windogg]

Back at the office, the HP Vectra workstations ran up to 933Mhz P3s with just a tiny Foxconn heatsink. There was a plastic airduct to the power supply to exhaust the heat. The system was silent because of the fan on the power supply put out as much air as a asthmatic kitten.

Windogg